"And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off:"
Isaiah 29:18-20
I love the prediction here that the deaf will hear and the blind will see; not only something that Christ did when he came, but an increasingly common thing in the latter days where medical miracles can help so many more people. I also love that the meek and the poor will also be happier, gaining joy and rejoicing respectively.
The last part is amazing too, but also sort of sad, because it's tragic in a lot of ways that in order to establish a perfect society we have to "cut off" people who prey on others... people who make choices like that just won't fit into the ideal. Not because God doesn't invite them... not because we don't want them there with us... but because they choose something that is incompatible with Zion/Heaven/Perfection, so they need to have a separate space, away from the people who don't want to be preyed upon.
Today, let's make sure not to be terrible or scorners or people who watch for iniquity... and if we are, or have been, let's repent of all of that, and embrace the opportunity that God gives us to change and become part of his kingdom.
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